A FAX MEMOMay 24, 2002 T0: Sergeant William G. Swiderski, Intelligence Division, St. Louis Police DepartmentSergeant Scott A. Gardner, Operational Planning, St. Louis Police Department FAX: 314-444-5450 Dear Sergeants Swiderski and Gardner,First, may I thank you for your courtesy, patience, and understanding. Bill Carpenter, our Soulforce liaison officer for the Southern Baptist Convention in St. […]
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Soulforce Letter to James Merritt, President of the Southern Baptist Convention
May 23, 2002 Dr. James Merritt, President, Southern Baptist ConventionFirst Baptist SnellvillePO Box 647Snellville, GA 30078Fax: 770-982-0906 Dear Rev. Merritt, For the past three years Soulforce leaders have written and faxed you relentlessly, urging you to meet with us to discuss the tragic consequences of the anti-homosexual words and actions by members of the Southern […]
Why We Can’t Wait… To End This Debate!
Although Soulforce is all inclusive (interfaith and ecumenical), this article was written to my Christian friends who have become the primary source of misinformation about God’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender children. While President George Bush conducts his war against fundamentalist Muslims in Afghanistan, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans are under siege by fundamentalist […]
Soulforce Leaders Go to St. Louis to Recruit Participants for June 2002 Direct Action
Soulforce Institute for Nonviolent Change and 24 Hours of Justice to take place in St. Louis during the Southern Baptist Convention to protest anti-gay policies Soulforce Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592email: soulforcemedia@aol.com (Laguna Beach, CA) – Soulforce will be on the front lines of the Southern Baptist Conventions (SBCs) annual meeting for […]
Help Soulforce Recruit for St. Louis
Join with Soulforce to encourage your friends, the members of your church/faith group or other membership organizations to join Soulforce in St. Louis by downloading or copying prewritten promotional materials and publishing them in your bulletin or newsletter. Feel free to use the materials in the way that best suits your needs. Promotional Materials are […]
Arun Gandhi to Lead Training in Principles of Nonviolence
"Soulforce Institute for Nonviolent Change" and "24 Hours of Justice" to take place in St. Louis during the Southern Baptist Convention, June 2002 Soulforce Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592email: soulforcemedia@aol.com (Laguna Beach, CA) – Soulforce, an interfaith movement committed to ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and teachings against gay, lesbian, […]